16 <strong>STU</strong> Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies−−−−−−−−−−Anna Bou Ezzeddine: Web Information Retrieval Inspired by Social InsectBehaviour (Applied Informatics, supervisor: Pavol Návrat, Professor)Ronald Dobai: Test Generation for Asynchronous Sequential Digital Circuits(Applied Informatics, supervisor: Elena Gramatová, Associate Professor)Peter Drahoš: A Photo-realistic Head Model for Real-time Animation (SoftwareEngineering, supervisor: Martin Šperka, Associate Professor)Peter Kapec: Knowledge-based software representation, querying and visualization(Applied Informatics, supervisor: Martin Šperka, Associate Professor)Majej Košík: A Contribution to Techniques for Building Dependable OperatingSystems (Software Engineering, supervisor: Jiří Šafařík, Professor)Alena Kovárová: Special Interaction Approaches and their Impact on Usability(Applied Informatics, supervisor: Martin Šperka, Associate Professor)Ľubomír Majtás: Contribution to the Creation and Recognition of the DesignPatterns Instances (Software Engineering, supervisor: Pavol Návrat, Professor)Pavol Mederly: Semi-automated Construction of Megessaging-based EnterpriseApplication Integration Solutions (Software Engineering, supervisor: Pavol Návrat,Professor)Attila Štrba: Wireless Embedded Systems Powered by Energy Harvesting (AppliedInformatics, supervisor: Tibor Krajčovič, Associate Professor)Jozef Tvarožek: Bootstrapping a Socially Intelligent Tutoring Strategy (SoftwareEngineering, supervisor: Mária Bieliková, Professor)− Michal Tvarožek: Exploratory Search in the Adaptive Social Semantic Web(Software Engineering, supervisor: Mária Bieliková, Professor)In 2011 two accredited study programmes were offered:− Applied Informatics,− Software Systems (as an orientation in Software Engineering).Regular length of all doctoral study programmes is 3 years for full-time study and 5 yearsfor part-time study.3.4 Student Conferences and CompetitionsThe Faculty organised and supported in 2011 several student competitions and conferences.The importance of involvement of the students in such events is very high. Studentstook active participation in various technical and research activities (co)organised by theFaculty. We are proud to list also successes of our students in national and internationalcompetitions organized outside our university.Imagine Cup− 2 nd place, Slovak finals of the Imagine Cup 2011 competition: Pavol Bielik, PeterKrátky, Štefan Mitrík, Michal Tomlein: Move2Play, supervisor: M. Barla− advanced to the Imagine Cup 2011 Woreldwide Finals: Eduard Kuric,Vladimír Mihál, Karol Rástočný: Green Game, supervisor: M. Tvarožek− 3 rd place, Worldwide Finals, Game Design category: Eduard Kuric, Vladimír Mihál,Karol Rástočný: Green Game, supervisor: M. Tvarožek
Annual report 2011 17IIT.SRC 2011 – Informatics and Information Technologies Student Research Conference(to be mentioned in the following section in more detail)NAG 2011 – national CISCO competition− Michal Jarkovský – 1 st place in category UNIIAM Slovakia 2011− the best bachelor/diploma project competition with Theme Internet as a Medium –Jakub Ševcech – 3 rd placeCIG 2011 – Simulate Car Racing Champoinship− 2 nd place: Maroš Bednár, Adam Brček, Marek Briš, Marián Florek, Vojtech Juhász,Juraj Kosmeľ, Ivan Valenčík, supervisor: Peter VilhanStudent Personality of the Year− Karol Rástočný – 1 st place in category Computer Science, Mathematical andPhysical sciencesACM SPY – Student Project of the Year Czech and Slovak Competition− Pavol Bielik (supervised by M. Barla), Martin Labaj (supervised by M. Bieliková),Karol Rástočný (supervised by M. Tvarožek) were among the winners of thewinners and presented their project in the ACM SPY 2011 Finals:• Pavol Bielik – 1 st place in bachelor category• Martin Labaj – 4 th place in master category• Karol Rástočný – 5 th place in master categoryIT Diploma Thesis of the year – Czech and Slovak Competition− Marián Hönsch – 2 st place in Information systems development category− Andrej Fogelton – 2 nd place in Enterprise Information Systems categoryRoboCup, Soccer Simulation League− Winners of the Slovak University of Technology RoboCup 2011, 3DTeam JIM: Juraj Drahoš, Ivan Hujsi, Maroš UrbanecTP Cup− Best Team of the year 2011 winners: Ján Hudek, Ivan Pleško, Pavol Sokol,Michal Valluš: Adaptive proxy server: supervisor M. Barla3.5 Awarded ThesesExcellent Bachelor ThesesStudent name: Pavol BielikThesis title: Innovative Application within an International CompetitionSupervisor: Michal Barla, PhD.Defended on: May 2011Degree program: InformaticsAnnotation: Throughout the last decade, there has been an alarming decrease indaily physical activity among both children and adults. Medical ex-